{"type":"events","slug":"1968-minot-afb-ufo-case","title":"Minot AFB UFO Case","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1968-minot-afb-ufo-case","description":"Airmen near Minot Air Force Base tracked a glowing object that maneuvered around a B-52 bomber","date":"1968-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Sighting"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"status":"unknown","lat":48.4158,"lng":-101.357,"connectionCount":2,"content":{"markdown":"## Radar and visual contact\n\nBase security teams and the crew of a B-52 on approach observed a bright object on radar and visually. The unknown reportedly paced the bomber then sped away at high speed.[^1][^2]\n\n## Investigations released\n\n[Project Blue Book](/programs/project-blue-book) files include transcripts of radio communications and ground reports. Later declassified documents kept the event a focal point for researchers questioning Air Force explanations.[^3][^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: [Project Blue Book report: Minot AFB, North Dakota, October 1968](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Project_Blue_Book_report_-_1968-10-6981875-MinotAFB-NorthDakota-12548-.pdf)\n[^2]: [Project Blue Book final case report: Minot AFB UFO observation, October 24, 1968](https://minotb52ufo.com/pdf/Blue-Book-Final-Case-Report.pdf)\n[^3]: [Basic Reporting Data: Minot AFB, October 24, 1968](https://minotb52ufo.com/pdf/Basic_Reporting_Data.pdf)\n[^4]: [Thomas Tulien, The Investigation of UFO Events at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota](https://zenodo.org/records/8331502)\n[^5]: [National Archives: Project BLUE BOOK - Unidentified Flying Objects](https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"minot-afb","title":"Minot AFB","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/minot-afb"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"programs","slug":"project-blue-book","title":"Project Blue Book","url":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/project-blue-book"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1968-minot-afb-ufo-case","title":"Minot AFB UFO Case","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1968-minot-afb-ufo-case","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Airmen near Minot Air Force Base"]}